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Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington is a medieval defensive and agricultural settlement earthwork located in Shropshire. The monument comprises a moated enclosure, a characteristic feature of medieval manorial complexes, alongside an associated fishpond which served both subsistence and economic purposes on the estate. The site dates to the medieval period, representing the type of modest fortified homestead common among minor gentry and substantial farmers during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The earthworks remain visible as surface features, preserving evidence of medieval land use and settlement patterns in the Shropshire landscape.
Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019645. View the official record →
Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington is a medieval defensive and agricultural settlement earthwork located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019645.
Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019645.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Haughmond Abbey: an Augustinian monastery on the site of an earlier religious foundation, a post-Dissolution residence and garden remains (2.7 km), Slight univallate hillfort, an 18th century folly and a World War II spigot mortar emplacement, on the summit of Haughmond Hill (2.8 km), Queen Eleanor's Bower: a ringwork, 710m north east of Bridge Farm (2.9 km).
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